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Israel's official entry to the Oscars this year is probably too
minimalistic and low-key to make it to the final five, but it's a film
well worth watching and is in fact one of the best films I've seen so
far emerge from the growing Israeli cinema. Fill the Void is of
particular interest to Israeli viewers because it's a rare window into
the very closed-community lifestyle of the Orthodox Jews, giving very
rare insight as the film was made by an Orthodox director but with a
secular audience in mind, which is something never seen before. For
foreign viewers too, it may be a fascinating glimpse into an
anachronistic, static religious community that hardly ever opens itself
up like this to the general public.
Cinematically, Fill the Void is startlingly minimalistic; the story is a very brief glimpse into a very simple lifestyle. The gorgeous cinematography compliments that, constantly focusing on the contrast between Hadas Yaron's white face, the black clothing and the gray-brown backgrounds, but with a soft focus that makes it very easy to get lost inside. The cinematography itself is so aesthetic that it often conceals just how simple the story and the characters are - the film revolves around one moral question without giving too much insight into the thought processes of any of the characters. Its real achievement however is in enabling the viewer to be immersed in the environment and the lifestyle of a culture so different from what we're used to, and in that sense it's a triumph.
Put aside what you think you know or don't know about the inner world
of an orthodox Chassidic community in Tel Aviv, and let Rama Burshtein
weave a story that is believable, engrossing, and rich with nuance and
subtlety... the timeless themes found in a community which lives in the
past, the excellent acting, direction and casting, will have you
quickly absorbed in this terrific film.
If you are looking to vent your critique or holier than thou judgments of Jewish Orthodoxy, you may feel a bit humbled by the humanity found behind the long dresses, black robes and covered heads. The portrayal of the rabbi is an especially tender reflection of some one who is indeed spiritual, in the most human sense.
Over the last dozen or so years, no less than seven films have been
made about the orthodox religious community in Israel. These films are:
Forbidden Love (1999); Kadosh (1999); Bat Kol (Inner Voice) (2002); Ushpizin (2004); My Father, My Lord (2007); The Secrets (2007); Eyes Wide Open (2009).
All these films were made by non-religious or at least non-orthodox film makers, and then along came Fill the Void. Its director and scriptwriter, Rama Burshtein, is an orthodox woman who is also a film maker.
Which raises the question whether this new film is more authentic than the previous ones, whether it portrays the orthodox community more faithfully. It should be understood that the orthodox communities in Israel are tightly-knit units, abhorring the outside, modern Western way of life which they perceive as decadent, immoral and corruptive. They still dress as did their ancestors in the Shtetl in Eastern Europe centuries ago, talk mostly Yiddish among themselves and of course, inter-marry only within their milieu.
Fill the Void is indeed about this latter issue, the question of marriage. The questions raised by the protagonists may seem quaint and even amusing to us, but seem of paramount importance to them, as if no other issues occupy their closed life.
This reviewer has no way of assessing the veracity of the facts and can only rely on subjective impressions. The film "rings true", feels true, and the fact that some of the actors come from a religious background adds to the feeling. Viewers might sneer at the seemingly irrelevant questions facing those "strange" people, but the acting convincingly conveys the sentiment that we are indeed dealing with a grave situation.
I came out of the theater thinking not about the heroine, blandly played by Hila Feldman, or about the way she handles her private demons and dilemmas, but about the strange, foreign, incomprehensible community living not a mile away from my house in the same city, yet separated from me by an unbridgeable chasm.
A disturbing movie.
This is a gorgeous film. The cinematography, largely revealing closeups of the characters, is stunning, bringing us close in to an unfamiliar world, an insular, deeply religious culture. The acting is flawless. But what brings me to give this film a top rating is the story, one of moral complexity--life, after all, is complicated, a truism that Hollywood films fail miserably in addressing, the rare times they attempt to do so (perhaps "The Master" and "Doubt" are exceptions). A young, innocent woman desires to make a marriage match that is in accordance with her Jewish Orthodox tradition and yet in some ineffable way is personally to her taste. At first this seems possible, but unforeseen circumstances make her choice of marriage partner difficult. She is not just choosing for herself and potential partner but her choice is central to the happiness or unhappiness of relatives and friendsa situation of which she is acutely aware. How can she make the right choice for everyone, herself included? In a culture seeped in moral values, the moral answer to her dilemma is not an easy one. It has been a long time since I've been so deeply moved by a film.
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For those who are inclined to seek their pound of flesh from the
extremely pious devotees of religion, director Rama Burshtein's intense
dissection of how an Israeli Hasidic family copes with a domestic
tragedy, may seem to be a just critique of religious extremism in
general. But as a member of such a community, Ms. Burshtein's intent is
not to criticize such a community but to show its humanity, warts and
'Fill the Void' begins as we're introduced to the larger Hasidic Jewish community during the Festival of Purim. As the Bible says, 'Be fruitful and multiply'; as a result, Hasidic families usually end up having large families. It's a 'Mitzvah' for the head Rabbi to dole out wads of cash to the fathers who are having a hard time trying to pay the bills, given the numbers of children involved. But not all the issues involve economic need; one man complains about his 'mentally ill' wife. The Rabbi's solution: more cash. The man shoves the money back in protest and it's obvious that the head Rabbi's solutions can't always revolve around financial remuneration.
The focus of 'Fill the Void', is the upper middle class Hasidic Mendelman family from Tel Aviv. The father is a kindly man, Rabbi Aharon, who's married to Rifka. The break into the second Act occurs when their 28 year old daughter, Esther, dies in childbirth, after giving birth to a son, Mordechay.
After the funeral, the son-in-law, Yochay, is hesitant to accept an offer to marry a widow in Belgium, and bring the newborn with him to a foreign country. Rifka's solution is to try and convince her surviving 18 year old daughter, Shira, to marry Yochay, and become a good mother to Mordechay.
Shira, a sensitive but tough soul, was expecting to be matched up with a young man her age. The idea that she should shack up with her brother- in-law, is repugnant to her, not only because of the subtle feeling that such an act is incestuous but because she's being robbed of the opportunity of experiencing being a newlywed with a partner who's also going in completely fresh.
While Yochay has his doubts, things become more complicated when Shira insists that an older family friend, Frieda, would be a better match for her brother-in-law. Yochay is insulted but soon comes around to the idea of marrying the much younger Shira, at the strong urging of Shira's mother, Rifka.
The pressure on Shira is subtle but Ms. Burshstein makes it clear that Shira is never forced into anything. When they go before the head Rabbi who asks Shira what are her "feelings" about her pending decision, Shira claims that it's not a "matter" of feelings but rather, a matter of expediency. Quoting the famed Rabbi Nachman, the head Rabbi, calls the wedding off as he realizes Shira's motivations for this marriage are negative. This decision plunges Shira's mother into despair.
Shira eventually changes her tune. One factor is that she finally gets to meet the young man she originally was betrothed to. He turns out to be a complete dud. And then after she meets with Yochay again, he shows her his sensitive side, breaking down over his wife's recent death and trying to cope with all the pressure. Shira eventually changes her mind, recognizing that Yochay is worth shacking up with. Not only is it now for the good of the child but, she will go into this union with genuine affection for her brother-in-law.
Ms. Burshstein paints a portrait of a community that also has its share of outsiders, peripheral characters who must find a way to fit into the insular community, despite having handicaps or flaws. One such character is Rifka's sister, Shira's aunt, who has no arms and never married. We're also introduced to a lonely widow, who interrupts the head rabbi by lamenting that she doesn't know how to choose a suitable oven for her kitchen.
All the performances in 'Fill the Void' are spot on, particularly Hadras Yaron, as the tough as nails teenager, Shira and Yiftach Klein, as the sensitive and thoughtful brother-in-law, Yochay.
Critics of religious fundamentalism may still interpret 'Fill the Void' in their own way. At first glance, the rules by which this community live by, seem awfully restrictive, particularly the way in which children are married off and women can't participate in the rituals, in the same joyous way, the men do. Nonetheless, Ms. Burshtein, through her sensitive story, proves that this community is a lot more open, than the average person gives them credit for.
As a watcher of many movies I often find myself bored at watching the
same tired clichés recycled over and over and packaged as original
Thats why i was refreshed to watch this movie- a film that has an original story and gives us a look at a different world.
I found the casting to be excellent. The male lead was strong & handsome and inhabited his role with controlled emotion and dignity. The female lead was beautiful in an innocent way and her demure manner and emotional expressions were well suited for her role.
Well done & thanks for a good film experience!
Gets _way_ further inside the world of the "Orthodox Jew" than anything
I've ever even heard about before. The director and some of the actors
really are Orthodox, so the portrayals of both home life and ceremonies
that are seldom photographed are truly accurate, not just informed
guesses. Yet this is not an "ethnographic record", it's a feature film.
And the cinematography is excellent, about as far from an "amateur home
movie" as you could possibly get.
The glass-half-full description is "a character study" - the glass-half-empty description is "slow boiler". Those prone to getting fidgety will probably be tested beyond their endurance. The psychological nuances aren't trivial - this film is the official submission of Israel to the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards.
The treatment of women looks "old-fashioned" to us: separate rooms, hair covering, emergency health care workers restricted if they might see something they normally wouldn't ...all the horror stories we've heard. This deeper look though shows us the considerable adaptation and flexibility around those rules-- architecture modified so those separate rooms aren't all that separate, a spinster covering her hair on the advice of her rebbe even though she'd never been married so people wouldn't ask so many awkward questions, the wife controlling the money in a rebbe's household, arranging clandestine peeks at potential mates via cellphone. The clumps of women standing in doorways reminded me powerfully of the clumps of servants in those Manor House period piece films like Gosford Park. The blocking of access to females in physical distress reminds me of stories out of Saudi Arabia. And the photo I saw later of a "fashion designer" Muslim hair covering looked so much like what these Orthodox women wear I did a double-take.
No easy answers, no "good guys" and "bad guys". There are both pros and cons. Downsides include difficulty finding a marriage partner, great difficulty keeping widows and widowers within the community, birth defects apparently from genetic inbreeding, and almost complete loss of input into the direction of the surrounding society/economy. Upsides include very strong support from both family and friends, and unparalleled community closeness. Where else do non-relatives easily call other adults by their pet names when the going gets rough? And how often do family friends feel free to proffer a word of contrary advice at any time? And although someone's decision to move away is often somewhat painful to others, where else would people literally rather die?
Beforehand I was ready to keep my distance and laugh at "those silly people". But watching it I realized the film applies equally well to _all_ communities that are "in the world but not of the world": fundamentalist Christians; even hippies who've resigned themselves to having zero political influence. There's a whole lot of space in the middle on the line with "modern society" on one end and "a cult" on the other end. Although on the surface this film is about a particular world that's about as familiar to me as living on Mars, the deeper story of gaining community but losing interaction with the surrounding society/economy still has me ruminating days later.
Israeli director Rama Burshtein's powerfully moving Fill the Void,
Israel's submission to the 2012 Oscars, is about love and marriage but,
in the Orthodox Hasidic community in Tel Aviv, they do not necessarily
go together like a horse and carriage. Hadas Yaron, winner of the Best
Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival in her first film role, is
eighteen year-old Shira who is very close to being matched and promised
to a local young man. When her older sister Esther (Renana Raz) dies in
childbirth, however, her husband, the striking-looking Yochay (Yiftak
Klein), is left to raise his young son Mordecai by himself and,
according to tradition, has a duty to remarry once the formal mourning
period is over.
This is where the film's central dilemma comes in and Shira's choice to "do the right thing" is severely tested by conflicting loyalties. After her family celebrates the Jewish holiday Purim, Shira and her mother, Rivka (Irit Sheleg) in a scene with Woody Allen overtones, are sent by the matchmaker to "shop" in the supermarket to find a suitable husband. When the right man is found, arrangements are made, even though Shira does not actually meet the young man until later in the film. When her mother learns that Yochay has a marriage offer from a widow living in Belgium, however, and cannot face the idea of the baby being taken away, she asks the matchmaker Mr. Shtreicher (Michael David Weigl) to arrange for Shira to marry Yochai, who is ten years older.
Fill the Void is a heartfelt and intimate look inside a world few of us ever have contact with. Sensitive to the orthodox community's rituals and traditions, however anachronistic they may seem to us, there is a feeling behind the rituals that binds people together and produces a feeling of closeness in the community, underscored by the rhythmic chants and joyous celebrations of special occasions. Though the purpose of every girl is to be married may seem offensive, in the culture in which it takes place, it is not demeaning, and the film does not stand in judgment of its characters or of the community.
As director Rama Buhrstein, a member of the Orthodox community herself, describes the film, "It's not about being an anthropologist or about religion or secularism. Rather, it's about the heart." Shira is asked to choose between her sense of duty to her family and community and her desire to fulfill her own dreams. Throughout the process, however, she is not alone and is always surrounded by love and support from mothers, fathers, aunts, rabbis, even though their advice may be conflicting. Her affectionate Aunt Hanna (Razia Israeli), who never married because of a disability, encourages Shira to do what is right for herself, putting her at odds with her mother.
Shira's older unwed cousin Frieda (Hila Feldman) tells her that it was Esther's wish that she marry Yochay if anything should happen to her, a proposition Yochay rebels at. Sensing Shira's confusion and uncertainty about marrying Yochay, however, the chief Rabbi (Melech Thal) refuses to bless the marriage. Even as many emotions seem to be happening all at the same time, the resolution of the conflict is poignant and even beautiful and it all comes together in a memorable final shot.
The Israeli film Lemale et ha'halal was shown in the United States with
the title "Fill the Void" (2012). It was written and directed by Rama
Burshtein. Other films exist about highly observant Jews, both in
Israel and the U.S. However, this movie is unusual because the director
herself if part of the orthodox community. She knows how people act,
what they say, how they celebrate, and how they mourn.
As in many communities where a woman's outside options are limited, marriage is a central and crucial moment in their lives. Matches are arranged, but the woman always has the right to turn down a prospective suitor. Even so, the decision about whom to marry is critically important.
The wonderful young Israeli actor Hadas Yaron plays Shira, whose time for marriage has come. A match has been made, and Shira is excited about meeting the young man and, presumably, falling in love with him. Then tragedy strikes. Shira's loving older sister dies in childbirth, leaving behind a baby boy and a widower. In order to keep the family together, it is suggested that Shira marry the baby's father. He appears to be a fine man, but he's older than she is. Also, as Shira points out, she had dreams of exploring marriage with a young man, not with a previously-married man who has a child.
It would have been easy for the director to craft a story where the whole community is pushing Shira to marry Yochay, her late sister's widower. That's not how the film was crafted. Everyone respects Shira's right to decide, and Yochay isn't desperate, either. A match has been made for him with a woman from Belgium. (The problem is that he'd have to move to Belgium to be with her, and, of course, he'd take his infant son with him.)
You'll have to see the film to find out what happens next. However, the movie is far more than just a vehicle for a plot. It's an intimate look into the lives of the ultra-orthodox, and into the heart and mind of a young woman who wants to do what is right, but also what is best.
Fill the Void won six Israeli Academy Awards, including Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Film. Hadas Yaron won the Best Actress award at the 2012 Venice Film Festival.
We saw this film at Rochester's Dryden Theatre as part of the exceptional Rochester Jewish Film Festival. I think it will work better on a large screen than on DVD, but it's worth searching for it and seeing it on a small screen if necessary. For reasons I can't understand, this movie has a lukewarm IMDb rating of 6.6. Why? It's a brilliant film and deserves to be seen. Ignore the low rating, and don't miss "Fill the Void."
In this movie an eighteen-year-old girl, living in an Orthodox Jewish environment, has to make a fateful decision while surrounded with uncertainty-- not only about the consequences of her decision but also about the limits, both outside herself and within herself, on her freedom of action. The movie focuses prominently on her not only figuratively but literally. Her pale, round, expressive face fills the foreground again and again, against the background of brownish interiors and black-clothed men, and it's not a face the viewer gets tired of, nor does it turn her predictable. There are surprises in her behavior, and the audience accepts them. Not so with her male counterpart; when his emotional scene came, I'm sorry to report there were people in the audience who laughed. The movie hadn't made the necessary prior investment in sympathy for him. But to the extent that it belongs to Hadas Yaron as an actress and a photographic subject, it's well worth watching-- and it knows it is; it gives the audience plenty of time to appreciate each shot.
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Great music butyou froget a character you got a fat 0
Not really much of a tribute...
It's just a simple running scene... And you forgot a Character... You didn't really honor the game. Sorry, but this is a 0.
You call that a tribute?
What was that? That didn't last nearly long enough to serve any purpose whatsoever. Also, where was Ayla? You know, the girl from the Prehistoric Era? Yeah, that one. Here's a thought: next time you try to make a tribute for ANYTHING, you need to 1. Include all of the characters from the game, 2. Make the tribute longer than approximately 20 seconds, and 3. Don't insult people with your lackluster effort or lack of appreciation! This was a horrible animation in my opinion.
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The three sources of the Spree river are located in Upper Lusatia in Saxony. From here, the cycle route follows the course of the river into Berlin.
After some hilly stretches as far as Bautzen, cyclists welcome the opportunity to stop for a break in this over 1,000-year-old town, and perhaps explore Ortenburg Castle and the old quarter. In good weather, people head straight for the beach at the Spremberg reservoir. The Lusatian town of Cottbus was once home to Prince Pückler. Branitz Park, laid out in the English style, was one of his creations. Soon after, you come to the Spree Forest biosphere reserve with its magnificent landscape around the many branches of the river. On the final leg to Berlin, you pass Beeskow's moated castle and Fürstenwalde cathedral.
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The joint Colombian-US program has faced harsh criticism from various sectors. Small subsistence farmers complain that their licit crops, such as subsistence food crops, are being adversely affected by the aerial fumigations. Environmentalists are concerned because coca growers have cut down more primary forests – including in state parks – and have planted more coca in 72% more territory in 2005 than they did in 2000, prior to the fumigation campaign. Scientists report that the US State Department did not meet the legal requirements to determine the health impacts of aerial fumigation and social workers point to the displacement that the drug policy has caused, compounding the already high displacement level in Colombia... As a result of these concerns, the Colombian government's human rights Ombudsman, the Comptroller General and many governors have called for an immediate end to fumigations.
The USOC is committed to promoting a significant reduction in U.S.-support for fumigation in Colombia and an eventual phase out of the practice in its entirety.
Afro-Colombian children in the Urabá region gather around the gravesite of a fellow community member. The violence that forced communities to flee, left many dead. Upon return to their land, communities often clear brush from the cemeteries and build new grave markers to honor the dead.
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Kris, Dale and their son Ethan live in middle Tennessee on the Cumberland Plateau. The Ballingers play music that ranges from old time fiddle tunes to gypsy swing to contemporary ballads. Along with their tight-knit vocals, Kris' guitar work and Dale's upright bass provide a solid foundation for Ethan to soar on mandolin and guitar.
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In recent months, Howard Dean — the former physician, Governor of Vermont, and DNC Chairman — has been passionately advocating for health care reform that contains a public health insurance option. Now, he's written a book fleshing out his detailed ideas for comprehensive progressive health care reform. And I, along with Wonk Room health care blogger Igor Volsky, are honored to be his co-authors.
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Please add location and a meeting point. So that we can gather and proceed our journey.
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Despite State Department sensitivities, Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt and Google Ideas director Jared Cohen, a former State Department policy wonk who now heads Google's New York-based think tank, landed in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday as part of the entourage accompanying former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson.
The US State Department opposed the four-day visit as "unhelpful" because it follows so closely on North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket last month that deployed a satellite into space, a move the United Nations Security Council condemned as a violation of its prohibition on the country's covert tests of long-range missiles.
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Richardson, a former American ambassador to the United Nations who has been to North Korea a number of times, may seek the release of a Korean-American tour guide who was arrested and reported confessed to unknown charges in November.
A North Korean delegation quietly visited Google in 2011 and boy dictator Kim Jong Un has just started talking about using science and technology to extricate his country from the mire it's in by digitizing schools and factories.
Schmidt may be trying to exploit the situation despite the fact that North Korea is one of the most repressive regimes in the world and has the most restrictive Internet policy anywhere, with access only to a domestic intranet system, not the World Wide Web.
According to Richardson, "This is not a Google trip, but I'm sure [Eric's] interested in some of the economic issues there, the social media aspect. So this is why we are teamed up on this."
Richardson told the AP they will "meet with North Korean political leaders. We'll meet with North Korean economic leaders, military. We'll visit some universities. We don't control the visit. They will let us know what the schedule is when we get there."
It is believed Schmidt may make some kind of a donation during the trip.
Richardson is supposed to have a press conference on January 10 after returning to Beijing.
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National Park Service Continues Progress and Innovation at Pearson Air Museum
Date: May 19, 2014
The National Park Service continues its commitment to the success of Pearson Air Museum, and to working in cooperation with the many volunteers, partners, community leaders, local businesses, and others who desire to protect the nationally-significant resources associated with Pearson Air Museum and to ensure that the aviation history it commemorates is here for future generations to enjoy and explore.
The museum continues to be open to the public Wednesday through Saturday, with no admission charge. Last year over 15,000 visitors enjoyed the museum, not including those attending special events.
The National Park Service has put together a staffing plan to effectively operate Pearson Air Museum, and has identified a full-time museum manager who will be transitioning into the position in July. More information will be made available next month. In addition, park guides and additional volunteer docents will enliven the museum for visitors with guided tours and interactive programs.
The national park's team of museum specialists is actively redesigning and enhancing exhibits in the museum, as well as acquiring new exhibits. Likewise, interpretive programs developed last year will be continued along with a staggered launch of new educational opportunities.
"We are moving forward in a thoughtful and positive way," noted Superintendent Tracy Fortmann."We appreciate those locally who have reached out to us in support and we are looking forward to connecting with more individuals who are interested in working together in shared purpose. Likewise, this is a wonderful opportunity to reach out nationally to identify new and exciting ways to share our area's proud aviation history."
"We are focusing on several different themes for exhibits," said Curator Theresa Langford. "We welcome conversations with individuals or entities who are interested in donating or lending antique aircraft or other aviation artifacts to the National Park Service for Pearson Air Museum, both those who had objects on display in the past and those who are new to the site."
The historic themes of Pearson Air Museum are diverse and include World War I aircraft and the Spruce Production Division, the Army Air Service (and 321st Observation Squadron), interwar-era aircraft, and the many unique events tied to the Pearson Field, including early aviation experiments and notable events, such as Lincoln Beachey's 1905 dirigible flight, Oakley Kelly and Carlton Bond's support of civilian aviation in the Northwest, the 1924 Douglas World Cruisers stop, and the first transpolar flight by Chkalov in 1937. Prospective donors or lenders, please contact Curator Theresa Langford at (360) 816-6252.
Pearson Air Museum is also available for special events, providing a distinctive setting and a unique opportunity to connect with your national park. If you are interested in holding an event at Pearson Air Museum or elsewhere within Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, please visit the park's special event webpage at http://go.usa.gov/kTC4 or contact Park Guide Eva Dodd at (360) 816-6241.
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There is growing appreciation of the importance of the Earth's biodiversity and the need to conserve as much of it as possible (Cardinale et al. 2012; Reich et al. 2012). In fire-prone and fire-adapted ecosystems that are also rich in species, fires are needed to maintain high levels of biodiversity, and this in turn requires careful management. South Africa's fynbos biome, located in the country's Western Cape and Eastern Cape Provinces, is dominated by fire-prone, Mediterranean-climate shrublands. The biome was included as one of 25 biodiversity hotspots that together comprise 1.4% of the land surface of the world, and that should be regarded as conservation priorities on the basis of exceptional concentrations of endemic species (Myers et al. 2000). The fynbos biome is also recognized as one of six floristic kingdoms in the world (Takhtajan 1986), and is the only one that is wholly within the borders of a single country. Eight fynbos protected areas were recently proclaimed as World Heritage Sites by the United Nations, in recognition of their global importance as centers of endemism (Figure 1). Detailed plans have been developed to guide conservation actions in the region (Cowling et al. 2003), while the main focus over the past decade has been on establishing protected areas and improving capacity for their management (Gelderblom et al. 2003).
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South African fynbos shrublands are a biodiversity hotspot of global importance
Fynbos vegetation is fire-prone and fire-adapted, and managing fynbos equates to managing fires
Prescribed burning in the fynbos has been promoted for over 40 years but has only accounted for ~11% of the area burned because of numerous constraints
There is a clear need to develop a better understanding of how the limited opportunities for prescribed burning can be strategically used to maximize the benefits for conserving the region's remarkable biodiversity through trade-offs and adaptive learning
Prescribed burning has been regarded as an important management practice in fynbos ecosystems for over 40 years (van Wilgen 2009). While indigenous African peoples have both tolerated and used fire for millennia, European colonists were, for almost three centuries, strongly opposed to its use in ecosystem management. It was only in the mid-20th century that Wicht (1945) suggested that the phenomenon of fire deserved closer scrutiny, to assess both its role and potential use in fynbos management. Prescribed burning was eventually introduced into fynbos protected areas in the 1970s, at which time its major goals were to ensure a sustained flow of water from adjacent mountain areas and for nature conservation (Bands 1977). Subordinate goals included the control of invasive alien plants and fuel reduction to protect plantations of alien pines (Bands 1977).
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GASTONIA - Wallace Alverian Turner, 76, passed away March 13, 2013, at Gaston Place.
A native of Stokes County, he was a son of the late Banks and Lilly Forrest Turner.
He is survived by his children, Victoria Caudill and husband, Dan of Gastonia, Melinda Tumlinson and husband Harry of Dallas, Michael Turner of Pilot Mountain; sister, Doris Hartgrove and husband Edgar of Rock Hill, S.C.; grandchildren, Daniel Caudill, Timothy Caudill and wife, Sarah Jane, Ryan Gill and wife Meagan, Carolyn Molnar, Skye Turner, Katlyn Turner; great-grandchildren, Amanda Caudill and Terry Lee Farmer and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Evelyn Lawson and Ruth Houser, brother, Joseph Turner.
The family will receive friends from 2:30 until 3:30 p.m. Friday at McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia and from 12:30 until 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Hayworth Miller Rural Hall Chapel, 305 Bethania – Rural Hall Rd., Rural Hall, NC 27045.
A graveside service officiated by the Rev. Shawn Griffin will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at King Memorial Park, King, N.C.
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